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House Calendar No. 63 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 461 

[Report No. 114–288] 

Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2015 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce. 

1 Resolved, That there is hereby established a Select In2 vestigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Com3 merce (hereinafter ‘‘select panel’’). 

4 SEC. 2. (a) The select panel shall be composed of not 

5 more than 13 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Com6 missioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more 

7 than five shall be appointed on the recommendation of the 


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1 minority leader. Any vacancy in the select panel shall be 

2 filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

3 (b) Each member appointed to the select panel shall 

4 be treated as though a member of the Committee on En5 ergy and Commerce for purposes of the select panel. 

6 (c) No member may serve on the select panel in an 

7 ex officio capacity. 

8 (d) The Speaker shall designate as chair of the select 

9 panel a member elected to the Committee on Energy and 

10 Commerce. 

11 SEC. 3. (a) The select panel is authorized and di12 rected to conduct a full and complete investigation and 

13 study and issue a final report of its findings (and such 

14 interim reports as it may deem necessary) regarding— 

15 (1) medical procedures and business practices 

16 used by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement; 

17 (2) any other relevant matters with respect to 

18 fetal tissue procurement; 

19 (3) Federal funding and support for abortion 

20 providers; 

21 (4) the practices of providers of second and 

22 third trimester abortions, including partial birth 

23 abortion and procedures that may lead to a child 

24 born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; 


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1 (5) medical procedures for the care of a child 

2 born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and 

3 (6) any changes in law or regulation necessary 

4 as a result of any findings made under this sub5 section. 

6 (b) The chair of the Committee on Energy and Com7 merce shall cause any such report to be printed and made 

8 publicly available in electronic form. 

9 SEC. 4. Rule XI and the rules of the Committee on 

10 Energy and Commerce shall apply to the select panel in 

11 the same manner as a subcommittee except as follows: 

12 (1) The chair of the select panel may authorize 

13 and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule 

14 XI in the investigation and study conducted pursu15 ant to section 3, including for the purpose of taking 

16 depositions. 

17 (2) The chair of the select panel, upon consulta18 tion with the ranking minority member, may order 

19 the taking of depositions, under oath and pursuant 

20 to notice or subpoena, by a member of the select 

21 panel or a counsel of the select panel. Such deposi22 tions shall be governed by the regulations issued by 

23 the chair of the Committee on Rules pursuant to 

24 section 3(b)(2) of House Resolution 5, One Hundred 

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1 sional Record. The select panel shall be deemed to 

2 be a committee for purposes of such regulations. 

3 (3) The chair of the select panel may, after con4 sultation with the ranking minority member, recog5 nize— 

6 (A) members of the select panel to ques7 tion a witness for periods longer than five min8 utes as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of 

9 rule XI; and 

10 (B) staff of the select panel to question a 

11 witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) 

12 of rule XI. 

13 SEC. 5. Service on the select panel shall not count 

14 against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X. 

15 SEC. 6. The select panel shall cease to exist 30 days 

16 after filing the final report required under section 3. 


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House Calendar No. 63 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 461 

[Report No. 114–288] 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce. 

OCTOBER 6, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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